The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-09-02
OEE HUNDRED AND SIX YEARS OLD
The sensRtiOn Charles Hunt Created
in boston with one Of Ills sons.

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The s~ensRtion charles Hunt Crested
in Boston with One 81 Ills sons.
Two burly farniers started oat from
MidtiietOu the other day see the
sights III the Hub. Aztec landing at
the Eastern depot the couple took .
carnage for the Boston museum. where
they made 4 stay Of over an hours taxi
ing n the curiesities.
Then the pair inquired for the wax
figures, and IN being told shat they
were up three flights, q consultation
was held. Then one OF the jolly fai %
ers sat down On q stool, while the eth
er ran upstairs with the attendant to
view the show.
''You see.'' said the former, as he
steadied himself on the stool and lean
ed upon ms stout cane, attn s So
spry as / used to be eighty years ago.
and the man dubbed over with laugh
ter.
WHAT" remarked a bystander. ID
the name Of heaven, how old are
you ~
well, I'm turned LOG We ars old.
and if / live till the fifteenth OF Janua-
ry next / shall be l07. That's SO, and
my boy can tell you it's true.n
stSay, mister, how old is the boy Pn
sOh, he's only 20, but he's a pretty
fair boy for one so young.
AT this moment the septuagenarian
hoy came downstairs on adead run,
Joined in conversation with his centen-
arian dad and laughingly replied TO
the numerous questions of the crowd.
I'm atarmer,N said the septuagena-
Ti ian .taTnaa hare EA%Tsd aiaeteen years at
Middleton, I've been thirtY-three
years altogether in Massachusetts,. @
no; WASN'T born in the States. Our
homestead was at Durham. Canada
East. That's where my farther was
born and where all the family was
reared. There were fourteen of us,
boys and girls, but there's only seven
of us living. Let me see, Charles is the
oldest boy. he lives la Canada still;
he,s72 hnt he works on his farm as
usual. Then there's Mitchell, john
that's me-Erancis. William, Bosworth.
and Joseph, who is the Youngest, and
is so wears of age. He's a police officer
at Haverhill. Francis is 4 blacksmith
at DuOuqe, Iowa.
Have you any famiIyPa was asked.
"Well, now. I amt ashamed to say
that I've had my pile Of boys and girls.
Reckoning my children, grandchildren.
and great-grandchildren there's over
eighty Of us. That's 4 good showing.
I think"
''vhat's Jour fathers name,
Charles King. and we sometimes
call him King Charles
This ticked the old man, and he
smiled at the joke.
Charles King is still a British sub
iect. He fought in the war Of 1912 on
the British side. being captured by a
press gang and forced to the front. He
IS ia good health, though somewhat
feeble in his limbs. He gets about
easily, but is soon fatigued. His eye
sight is good, aud he has never worn
spectacles in his life. His hearing Is
poor but bis perceptions are keen and
active. He never learned TOT read, but
has a good memory for events and
likes to talk over old times with his
son. who has taken full charge Of the
old man and accompanies him every
where, except in his short walks near
home.
III let him % ont for i little exer-
else, said the boy, ..but of course we
wouldn't let him come to Boston
alone.
The c~entenarian listened to the boys
talk, and frequently put in his own a
II don't try. to do any work now. I
eat very little, and I don't drink any
coffee or tea, only water or milk. +
take q little meat, but not much. Yes.
Like a smoke. and generally carry my
pipe with me. fused to drink a little
wine when / was a young man, hut I
never take Intoxicating liquors now,
because / don't like them"
Now, father, we must get along,
Said the boy, and the old man jumped
nimbiy from his seat and started for the
stairs leading from the hall Of the mu.
scum to the street. ARM in arm with
his boy lie went down, stepped into the
carriage, and was driven Of on his tour
through the city.